Proverbs 3

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1Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umlayo wami, kodwa inhliziyo yakho kayigcine imilayo yami a. 2Ngoba yengezelela kuwe ubude bezinsuku b leminyaka yempilo lokuthula c. 3Umusa lothembeko kakungakutshiyi d, kubophele e entanyeni yakho f, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho g. 4Ngalokho uzathola umusa lokuqedisisa okuhle h , i emehlweni kaNkulunkulu labantu j.

5Themba eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke k, ungeyami ekuqedisiseni kwakho l. 6Ivume endleleni zakho zonke m, yona-ke izaqondisa imikhondo yakho n.

7Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho o; yesabe iNkosi p, usuke ebubini q , r. 8Kuzakuba yikwelatshwa kwenkaba yakho, lokunathwayo kwamathambo akho s. 9Hlonipha iNkosi ngemfuyo yakho, langezithelo zakho zokuqala zesivuno sakho sonke t. 10Khona iziphala zakho zizagcwaliswa ngenala, lezikhamelo zakho zewayini ziphuphume iwayini elitsha u.

11Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, unganengwa yikukhuza kwayo v. 12Ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, yebo, njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayo w.

13Ubusisiwe umuntu othola inhlakanipho, lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa x. 14Ngoba inzuzo yakho ingcono kulenzuzo yesiliva y, lokutholakalayo kwakho kulegolide z. 15Kuligugu elidlula amatshe aligugu aa, lakho konke ongakufisa kakulinganiswa lakho ab. 16Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunene ac, kwesokhohlo sakho inotho lodumo ad. 17Izindlela zakho zizindlela zentokozo, lemikhondo yakho yonke iyikuthula ae. 18Kuyisihlahla sempilo af kwabakubambayo, lobambelela kukho ubusisiwe ag.

19Ngenhlakanipho iNkosi yasekela umhlaba ah , ai; yamisa amazulu ngokuqedisisa aj. 20Ngolwazi lwayo izinziki zaqhekezwa ak, lamayezi athonta al amazolo am.

21Ndodana yami, kakungasuki emehlweni akho an; gcina inhlakanipho eqotho ao lengqondo ap. 22Njalo kuzakuba yimpilo yomphefumulo wakho aq, lesisa entanyeni yakho ar. 23Khona uzahamba indlela yakho uvikelekile as, lonyawo lwakho kaluyikukhubeka at. 24Nxa ulala phansi, kawuyikwesaba, yebo, uzalala, lobuthongo bakho buzakuba mnandi au. 25Ungesabi uvalo olujumayo av, kumbe ukuchitheka kwababi nxa kufika aw. 26Ngoba iNkosi izakuba sethembeni lakho, igcine unyawo lwakho ukuze lungabanjwa ax.

27Ungagodleli umninikho okuhle ay nxa kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenza az. 28Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: Hamba, ubuye, kusasa ngizakunika; nxa ulakho ba. 29Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ngoba yena uhlala lawe evikelekile. 30Ungaphikisani lomuntu kungelasizatho, nxa engakonanga bb.

31Ungahawukeli umuntu olobudlwangudlwangu; ungakhethi leyodwa yezindlela zakhe bc. 32Ngoba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso eNkosini bd, kodwa imfihlo yayo ikwabaqotho be.

33Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yomubi bf, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyo bg. 34Isibili, yona iyabeyisa bh abeyisayo bi, kodwa inika umusa kwabathobekileyo. 35Abahlakaniphileyo bazakudla ilifa lodumo, kodwa abayizithutha, isabelo sabo silihlazo.

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